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Board approves five‑year Spectrum WAN contract and moves forward on facility design and property leases
Summary
The board awarded a five‑year WAN contract to Spectrum (single responsive bid) that reduces monthly internet costs from about $20,000 to roughly $13,000 and increases bandwidth. The board also approved a short‑term lease for district land to Jim Co. and a Mosley design contract for the LJ Bell replacement project.
District staff presented a packet of infrastructure and facilities items and the board approved multiple actions after discussion.
WAN/Internet contract: IT staff reported a single responsive RFP bid from Spectrum and recommended a five‑year agreement with up to five one‑year renewals. Staff said the recommended plan would lower monthly internet costs from about $20,000 to roughly $13,000 and increase available bandwidth; E‑Rate reimbursements (administered after the district fronts the payment) should cover approximately 90% of costs. Following presentation and Q&A, the board voted to approve the Spectrum contract.
Lease of district land: The board approved a resolution authorizing a short‑term lease of district‑owned land adjacent to the old Hoffman school field to a construction company (Jim Co.) for storage of materials related to a Town of Hoffman utility project, to take place over approximately six months.
LJ Bell replacement design contract: Staff recommended entering consultant services with Mosley for design services for the new/replacement LJ Bell project. Documents included Mosley’s billing rates for work outside the basic contract and a construction‑budget assumption with contingency noted in the materials. Board members questioned whether keeping the existing auditorium would require later trade‑offs between quality and quantity in finishes; staff clarified the current scope anticipates renovating (not building a new) auditorium but said final decisions about scope and finishes will follow design and construction‑manager phases. The board approved the Mosley contract.
Other construction and procurement items reported elsewhere in the meeting included progress on track surfacing, roofing, and classroom moves; the board approved listing selected mobile units, auditorium seats and a marquee sign as surplus for public sale.
Votes: The Spectrum contract, the Jim Co. lease resolution, the Mosley contract and surplus sale were each approved by the board through motions and vocal unanimous votes recorded as “I.”
